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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:11:24 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please forward to the list. School of Veterinary Medicine & Science Research Associate/Fellow £22,332 - £32,796 pa Salary can progress to £35,837 pa, subject to performance (£24,403 maximum without PhD). This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of two years. *Knowledge management and transfer from veterinary science to practice for large animal health and welfare. Further information is available at: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SCI355. Please quote ref. SCI/355. Closing date: 31 January 2008. Outline: Little is known about effective methods of transferring knowledge from veterinary science into the work of veterinary practitioners and owners dealing with large animals of commercial value (farm animals and horses). This project will: * Review literature on knowledge management and transfer for its relevance to the veterinary field; * Map existing processes and networks of knowledge transfer within the veterinary field; * Identify opportunities for empirical research on veterinary knowledge transfer, as a basis for effective practice development. The project will be carried out through a collaboration between the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science and the Institute for Science and Society. Qualifications: Candidates must have completed, or be about to complete, a PhD in a relevant social science which has involved some attention to knowledge management or transfer, and be willing to establish an interest in animal health and welfare within commercial environments. Project Base and Supervision: The collaboration between the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SVMS) and the Institute for Science and Society will allow the successful candidate to work with and benefit from experience within both these centres. The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet) was established in 2006, and is the first new veterinary school to be established for over 50 years. It is already building a reputation for excellence and innovation in teaching and research. The School is establishing a new Centre of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine in conjunction with Novartis Animal Health. The Centre will develop an international reputation in data collation, disease surveillance, clinical decision-making and epidemiological research. The supervisors for the current project will be Dr Jon Huxley ([log in to unmask]), Dr Mark Bowen ([log in to unmask]) and Dr Sarah Freeman ([log in to unmask]). The Institute for Science and Society (ISS) (www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss) is an internationally-recognized centre for research in the social, legal, ethical and cultural implications of science, technology and medicine. Since its foundation in 1998, it has secured over £5 million in competitive research funding from the Leverhulme and Wellcome Trusts, ESRC, NERC, MRC, EPSRC, BBSRC, EU and various NHS/NIHR programmes, and in commissions from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Food Standards Agency. ISS has an established interest in the translation of knowledge from academic research into commercial products or clinical practice and is currently carrying out projects funded by the Department of Health and by EPSRC in this area. ISS is also developing a wider research programme on animals and society, in collaboration with colleagues from the Veterinary School, supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust. The collaborator within the Institute for Science and Society will be Professor Robert Dingwall. Robert Dingwall Professor and Director Institute for Science and Society University of Nottingham Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom. Phone +44 (0) 115 951 5418 Fax +44 (0) 115 846 6349 www.nottingham.ac.uk/iss Personal page: http://tinyurl.com/29ltbw Please think about the environment before printing this - and then print it anyway to sustain jobs in forestry, papermaking and recycling. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. ********************************************************************** 1. 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